Sunday October 4, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 10/04/1981:



Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE162.2  (4)141.8  (26)304.0  (22)8
DEFENSE132.2  (18)289.8  (26)422.0  (28)10
OFFENSE135.8  (10)242.8  (7)378.5  (6)8
DEFENSE112.0  (7)188.8  (9)300.8  (7)10

Line: Bills by 7

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (1-4-0)0301417
Buffalo Bills (3-2-0)1403623

( 0- 7) BUF Jerry Butler 16 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) ( 0-14) BUF Roosevelt Leaks 1 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) ( 3-14) BAL Mike Wood 32 yard field goal ( 3-17) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 34 yard field goal (10-17) BAL Roger Carr 6 yard pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick) (10-20) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 44 yard field goal (10-23) BUF Nick Mike-Mayer 45 yard field goal (17-23) BAL Ray Butler 14 yard pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick)
                     BAL             BUF
First Downs:         23              22
Rushes-yards:        31-133          36-229
Yards/rush:          4.3             6.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-36-275-1     14-29-148-1
Sacked-yards:        4-30            1-11
Net pass yards:      245             137
Net yards/pass:      6.1             4.6
Total net yards:     378             366
Total plays:         71 (43% run)    66 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     10-55           7-49

Attendance: 77,813

Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 22 of 36 for 275 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) BUF: Joe Ferguson, 14 of 29 for 148 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
BAL: Cleveland Franklin, 12 for 36 yards; Curtis Dickey, 10 for 78 yards; Zachary Dixon, 6 for 20 yards; Bert Jones, 2 for -2 yards; Randy McMillan, 1 for 1 yard BUF: Joe Cribbs, 17 for 159 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 15 for 64 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 3 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Joe Ferguson, 1 for -1 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Don McCauley, 5 for 21 yards; Roger Carr, 4 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Curtis Dickey, 3 for 80 yards; Ray Butler, 3 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Cleveland Franklin, 3 for 14 yards; Zachary Dixon, 2 for 24 yards; Randy Burke, 1 for 11 yards; Reese McCall, 1 for 6 yards BUF: Jerry Butler, 4 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Joe Cribbs, 3 for 20 yards; Mark Brammer, 3 for 12 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 2 for 27 yards; Frank Lewis, 2 for 16 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Zachary Dixon, 2 for 35 yards; Kim Anderson, 1 for 30 yards; David Shula, 1 for 16 yards BUF: Byron Franklin, 2 for 65 yards; Steve Freeman, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: David Shula, 1 for 0 yards BUF: Roland Hooks, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Bruce Laird, 1 for 23 yards BUF: Bill Simpson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BAL: Mike Garrett, 5 for 156 yards BUF: Greg Cater, 3 for 127 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Mike Wood, 1/1 BUF: Nick Mike-Mayer, 3/4


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE112.0  (22)236.8  (10)348.8  (12)7
DEFENSE127.8  (16)244.5  (24)372.2  (22)6
OFFENSE108.0  (23)127.2  (28)235.2  (28)14
DEFENSE132.8  (19)222.8  (20)355.5  (19)9

Line: Oilers by 3½

Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (3-2-0)307010
Houston Oilers (3-2-0)077317

( 3- 0) CIN Jim Breech 45 yard field goal ( 3- 7) HOU Earl Campbell 2 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) (10- 7) CIN Dan Ross 13 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) (10-14) HOU Carl Roaches 96 yard kickoff return (Toni Fritsch kick) (10-17) HOU Toni Fritsch 48 yard field goal
                     CIN             HOU
First Downs:         20              11
Rushes-yards:        23-75           44-191
Yards/rush:          3.3             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     30-52-290-1     1-6-3-0
Sacked-yards:        1-8             1-7
Net pass yards:      282             -4
Net yards/pass:      5.3             -0.6
Total net yards:     357             187
Total plays:         76 (30% run)    51 (86% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     9-65            3-25

Attendance: 44,350

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 30 of 52 for 290 yards and 1 TD (1 int) HOU: Ken Stabler, 1 of 6 for 3 yards
Rushing:
CIN: Pete Johnson, 13 for 38 yards; Charles Alexander, 9 for 29 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 8 yards HOU: Earl Campbell, 37 for 182 yards and 1 TD; Tim Wilson, 3 for 8 yards; Ken Stabler, 2 for -4 yards; Ronnie Coleman, 1 for 3 yards; Adger Armstrong, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Dan Ross, 8 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Charles Alexander, 7 for 54 yards; Cris Collinsworth, 4 for 29 yards; Steve Kreider, 3 for 35 yards; Pete Johnson, 3 for 12 yards; Pat McInally, 2 for 28 yards; Archie Griffin, 2 for 17 yards; David Verser, 1 for 19 yards HOU: Earl Campbell, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Clarence Chapman, 3 for 66 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 17 yards HOU: Carl Roaches, 1 for 96 yards; Willie Tullis, 1 for 23 yards; Tim Wilson, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Mike Fuller, 4 for 10 yards HOU: Carl Roaches, 4 for 93 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Greg Stemrick, 1 for 38 yards
Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 6 for 315 yards HOU: Cliff Parsley, 6 for 224 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Jim Breech, 1/3 HOU: Toni Fritsch, 1/2


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE128.8  (14)253.2  (4)382.0  (4)9
DEFENSE114.0  (9)207.8  (16)321.8  (12)8
OFFENSE134.0  (11)159.0  (25)293.0  (24)13
DEFENSE144.0  (21)115.0  (1)259.0  (2)13

Line: Rams by 2½

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (2-3-0)307616
Los Angeles Rams (3-2-0)7701327

( 3- 0) CLE Dave Jacobs 35 yard field goal ( 3- 7) LA Wendell Tyler 2 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) ( 3-14) LA Wendell Tyler 1 yard pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) (10-14) CLE Mike Pruitt 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) (10-21) LA Mike Guman 4 yard rush (Frank Corral kick) (10-24) LA Frank Corral 38 yard field goal (10-27) LA Frank Corral 41 yard field goal (16-27) CLE Ozzie Newsome 38 yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick failed)
                     CLE             LA
First Downs:         16              29
Rushes-yards:        26-78           46-213
Yards/rush:          3.0             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-28-250-1     21-31-205-0
Sacked-yards:        1-10            1-8
Net pass yards:      240             197
Net yards/pass:      8.3             6.2
Total net yards:     318             410
Total plays:         55 (47% run)    78 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     11-88           3-38

Attendance: 63,924

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 14 of 28 for 250 yards and 1 TD (1 int) LA: Pat Haden, 21 of 31 for 205 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 17 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Charles White, 6 for 12 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 7 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for 3 yards; Brian Sipe, 1 for 0 yards LA: Cullen Bryant, 19 for 93 yards; Mike Guman, 13 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Wendell Tyler, 12 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Preston Dennard, 1 for 21 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for 16 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 5 for 40 yards; Reggie Rucker, 3 for 65 yards; Ricky Feacher, 2 for 71 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 2 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 9 yards; Calvin Hill, 1 for 9 yards LA: Preston Dennard, 7 for 90 yards; Wendell Tyler, 6 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Billy Waddy, 2 for 33 yards; Mike Guman, 2 for 15 yards; Cullen Bryant, 2 for 9 yards; Willie Miller, 1 for 7 yards; Henry Childs, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Cleo Montgomery, 5 for 134 yards; Charles White, 1 for -1 yards LA: Drew Hill, 2 for 37 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Cleo Montgomery, 2 for 16 yards LA: LeRoy Irvin, 3 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
LA: LeRoy Irvin, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CLE: Steve Cox, 5 for 220 yards LA: Frank Corral, 3 for 121 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Dave Jacobs, 1/2 LA: Frank Corral, 2/3


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE130.2  (12)208.5  (13)338.8  (13)7
DEFENSE179.5  (27)199.2  (14)378.8  (23)9
OFFENSE144.8  (7)186.0  (18)330.8  (15)5
DEFENSE107.2  (5)197.5  (12)304.8  (8)6

Line: Dolphins by 6

Team1234OTF
New York Jets (1-3-1)140014028
Miami Dolphins (4-0-1)7777028

( 7- 0) NYJ Jerome Barkum 15 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7- 7) MIA Andra Franklin 2 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) (14- 7) NYJ Wesley Walker 9 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) (14-14) MIA Nat Moore 6 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) (14-21) MIA Andra Franklin 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) (21-21) NYJ Wesley Walker 14 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) (21-28) MIA Nat Moore 23 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) (28-28) NYJ Bobby Jones 36 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)
                     NYJ             MIA
First Downs:         32              17
Rushes-yards:        51-242          29-98
Yards/rush:          4.7             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     28-39-310-1     21-34-306-0
Sacked-yards:        2-6             1-5
Net pass yards:      304             301
Net yards/pass:      7.4             8.6
Total net yards:     546             399
Total plays:         92 (55% run)    64 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     5-45            9-65

Attendance: 68,723

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 28 of 39 for 310 yards and 4 TDs (1 int) MIA: Don Strock, 18 of 29 for 279 yards and 2 TDs; David Woodley, 3 of 5 for 27 yards
Rushing:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 15 for 61 yards; Freeman McNeil, 12 for 79 yards; Kevin Long, 8 for 31 yards; Mike Augustyniak, 7 for 33 yards; Tom Newton, 5 for 25 yards; Richard Todd, 3 for 6 yards; Scott Dierking, 1 for 7 yards MIA: Andra Franklin, 16 for 37 yards and 2 TDs; Tommy Vigorito, 7 for 15 yards; Steve Howell, 2 for 5 yards; Don Strock, 2 for -4 yards; David Woodley, 1 for 25 yards; Nick Giaquinto, 1 for 20 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Wesley Walker, 8 for 112 yards and 2 TDs; Bruce Harper, 5 for 38 yards; Kevin Long, 4 for 19 yards; Tom Newton, 3 for 13 yards; Bobby Jones, 2 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Gaffney, 2 for 20 yards; Mike Augustyniak, 1 for 11 yards; Richard Todd, 1 for 1 yard MIA: Nat Moore, 7 for 210 yards and 2 TDs; Tommy Vigorito, 7 for 30 yards; Duriel Harris, 3 for 37 yards; Bruce Hardy, 2 for 21 yards; Joe Rose, 1 for 9 yards; Nick Giaquinto, 1 for -1 yards
Kick returns:
NYJ: Kurt Sohn, 3 for 54 yards; Kenny Lewis, 1 for 8 yards MIA: Fulton Walker, 2 for 60 yards; Mike Kozlowski, 1 for 40 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 20 yards; Ken Schroy, 1 for 5 yards; Kurt Sohn, 1 for 0 yards MIA: Fulton Walker, 4 for 40 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Glenn Blackwood, 1 for 39 yards
Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 6 for 269 yards MIA: Tom Orosz, 8 for 335 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 0/2 MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 0/2


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE119.2  (20)159.5  (24)278.8  (26)11
DEFENSE148.2  (23)236.0  (22)384.2  (25)10
OFFENSE98.2  (25)283.8  (3)382.0  (4)13
DEFENSE125.8  (14)186.5  (8)312.2  (9)5

Line: Vikings by 5

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (1-4-0)077721
Minnesota Vikings (3-2-0)1077024

( 0- 7) MIN Ted Brown 8 yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 0-10) MIN Rick Danmeier 43 yard field goal ( 0-17) MIN Ahmad Rashad 15 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) ( 7-17) CHI Brian Baschnagel 16 yard pass from Vince Evans (Hans Nielsen kick) (14-17) CHI Vince Evans 4 yard rush (Hans Nielsen kick) (14-24) MIN Joe Senser 11 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (21-24) CHI Brian Baschnagel 7 yard pass from Vince Evans (Hans Nielsen kick)
                     CHI             MIN
First Downs:         24              22
Rushes-yards:        31-89           34-134
Yards/rush:          2.9             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     26-43-307-1     20-38-223-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-12
Net pass yards:      307             211
Net yards/pass:      7.1             5.4
Total net yards:     396             345
Total plays:         74 (41% run)    73 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     8-60            7-48

Attendance: 43,827

Passing:
CHI: Vince Evans, 26 of 43 for 307 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) MIN: Tommy Kramer, 20 of 38 for 223 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 20 for 49 yards; Matt Suhey, 6 for 17 yards; Vince Evans, 5 for 23 yards and 1 TD MIN: Ted Brown, 24 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Rickey Young, 7 for 32 yards; Tony Galbreath, 3 for 5 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Ken Margerum, 10 for 140 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 6 for 69 yards and 2 TDs; Dave Williams, 4 for 21 yards; Walter Payton, 2 for 33 yards; Marcus Anderson, 1 for 19 yards; Matt Suhey, 1 for 9 yards; Robin Earl, 1 for 9 yards; Emanuel Zanders, 1 for 7 yards MIN: Rickey Young, 5 for 60 yards; Sammy White, 5 for 44 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 4 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Ted Brown, 4 for 29 yards; Joe Senser, 2 for 30 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
CHI: Dave Williams, 4 for 114 yards MIN: Eddie Payton, 2 for 47 yards; Keith Nord, 1 for 19 yards; Mardye McDole, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Jeff Fisher, 4 for 22 yards MIN: Eddie Payton, 4 for 30 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Gary Fencik, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Tom Hannon, 1 for 28 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 8 for 318 yards MIN: Greg Coleman, 9 for 367 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Hans Nielsen, 0/1 MIN: Rick Danmeier, 1/1


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE149.5  (6)204.5  (15)354.0  (10)12
DEFENSE74.2  (1)291.5  (27)365.8  (21)11
OFFENSE120.8  (18)239.8  (9)360.5  (9)16
DEFENSE239.2  (28)176.0  (6)415.2  (26)4

Line: Patriots by 6

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (3-2-0)703717
New England Patriots (1-4-0)7710933

( 0- 7) NE Don Hasselbeck 13 yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) ( 7- 7) KC James Hadnot 1 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) ( 7-14) NE Matt Cavanaugh 8 yard rush (John Smith kick) (10-14) KC Nick Lowery 35 yard field goal (10-17) NE John Smith 50 yard field goal (10-24) NE Tony Collins 13 yard rush (John Smith kick) (17-24) KC Joe Delaney 18 yard rush (Nick Lowery kick) (17-30) NE Stanley Morgan 66 yard pass from Andy Johnson (kick failed) (17-33) NE John Smith 43 yard field goal
                     KC              NE
First Downs:         22              25
Rushes-yards:        37-219          49-240
Yards/rush:          5.9             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-21-108-4      11-20-228-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-17
Net pass yards:      108             211
Net yards/pass:      5.1             9.6
Total net yards:     327             451
Total plays:         58 (63% run)    71 (69% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             0-0
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     4-32            3-37

Attendance: 55,931

Passing:
KC: Bill Kenney, 9 of 20 for 108 yards (3 int); Henry Marshall, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) NE: Matt Cavanaugh, 10 of 19 for 162 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Andy Johnson, 1 of 1 for 66 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
KC: Joe Delaney, 18 for 101 yards and 1 TD; James Hadnot, 13 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Bill Kenney, 2 for 25 yards; Billy Jackson, 2 for 3 yards; Ted McKnight, 1 for 26 yards; Curtis Bledsoe, 1 for 0 yards NE: Tony Collins, 19 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Vagas Ferguson, 9 for 62 yards; Sam Cunningham, 7 for 16 yards; Don Calhoun, 6 for 12 yards; Matt Cavanaugh, 4 for 20 yards and 1 TD; Mosi Tatupu, 3 for 24 yards; Stanley Morgan, 1 for 10 yards
Receiving:
KC: Willie Scott, 3 for 44 yards; J.T. Smith, 2 for 23 yards; Henry Marshall, 2 for 22 yards; James Hadnot, 1 for 12 yards; Joe Delaney, 1 for 7 yards NE: Stanley Morgan, 4 for 118 yards and 1 TD; Harold Jackson, 2 for 27 yards; Don Hasselbeck, 2 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Mosi Tatupu, 1 for 41 yards; Carlos Pennywell, 1 for 12 yards; Tony Collins, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
KC: Curtis Bledsoe, 5 for 99 yards; Paul Dombroski, 1 for 21 yards; Lloyd Burruss, 1 for 15 yards NE: Tony Collins, 3 for 43 yards; Rick Sanford, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
KC: Lloyd Burruss, 2 for 24 yards NE: Mark Buben, 1 for 49 yards; Mike Hawkins, 1 for 16 yards; Mike Haynes, 1 for 3 yards; Tim Fox, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
KC: Bob Grupp, 1 for 44 yards NE: Mike Hubach, 1 for 21 yards
Field Goals:
KC: Nick Lowery, 1/2 NE: John Smith, 2/2


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE200.0  (1)243.0  (6)443.0  (1)10
DEFENSE130.8  (17)218.0  (19)348.8  (15)6
OFFENSE143.5  (8)172.8  (20)316.2  (19)14
DEFENSE126.0  (15)196.2  (11)322.2  (13)12

Line: Steelers by 6

Team1234F
Pittsburgh Steelers (3-2-0)760720
New Orleans Saints (1-4-0)03306

( 7- 0) PIT Lynn Swann 16 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick) (10- 0) PIT David Trout 25 yard field goal (10- 3) NO Benny Ricardo 26 yard field goal (13- 3) PIT David Trout 43 yard field goal (13- 6) NO Benny Ricardo 33 yard field goal (20- 6) PIT John Stallworth 47 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (David Trout kick)
                     PIT             NO
First Downs:         19              16
Rushes-yards:        33-137          35-78
Yards/rush:          4.2             2.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-29-276-0     15-24-150-4
Sacked-yards:        1-7             5-48
Net pass yards:      269             102
Net yards/pass:      9.0             3.5
Total net yards:     406             180
Total plays:         63 (52% run)    64 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          6.4             2.8
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             4-1
Turnovers:           3               5
Penalties-yards:     10-98           5-35

Attendance: 64,578

Passing:
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 19 of 28 for 276 yards and 2 TDs; Cliff Stoudt, 0 of 1 for 0 yards NO: Dave Wilson, 12 of 20 for 127 yards (4 int); Bobby Scott, 3 of 4 for 23 yards
Rushing:
PIT: Franco Harris, 13 for 59 yards; Frank Pollard, 12 for 54 yards; Russell Davis, 3 for 8 yards; Sidney Thornton, 2 for 5 yards; Cliff Stoudt, 1 for 10 yards; Greg Hawthorne, 1 for 1 yard; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 0 yards NO: George Rogers, 25 for 77 yards; Wayne Wilson, 5 for 9 yards; Toussaint Tyler, 2 for -2 yards; Dave Wilson, 2 for -6 yards; Jack Holmes, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
PIT: John Stallworth, 7 for 158 yards and 1 TD; Lynn Swann, 7 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Bennie Cunningham, 2 for 37 yards; Frank Pollard, 2 for 10 yards; Russell Davis, 1 for 4 yards NO: Wayne Wilson, 6 for 46 yards; Jeff Groth, 3 for 65 yards; Brooks Williams, 2 for 20 yards; Larry Hardy, 2 for 9 yards; Guido Merkens, 1 for 10 yards; Jack Holmes, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
PIT: Larry Anderson, 3 for 60 yards NO: Jimmy Rogers, 3 for 97 yards
Punt returns:
PIT: Jim Smith, 5 for 23 yards NO: Jeff Groth, 2 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
PIT: Mel Blount, 2 for 58 yards; Donnie Shell, 1 for 16 yards; J.T. Thomas, 1 for 1 yard
Punting:
PIT: Craig Colquitt, 6 for 250 yards NO: Russell Erxleben, 5 for 216 yards
Field Goals:
PIT: David Trout, 2/2 NO: Benny Ricardo, 2/2


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE120.5  (19)194.0  (16)314.5  (21)14
DEFENSE148.8  (24)164.8  (5)313.5  (10)14
OFFENSE79.2  (28)208.5  (13)287.8  (25)8
DEFENSE119.0  (11)203.5  (15)322.5  (14)9

Line: Giants by 3

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (2-3-0)3107727
New York Giants (2-3-0)007714

( 3- 0) GB Jan Stenerud 50 yard field goal (10- 0) GB Paul Coffman 1 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) (13- 0) GB Jan Stenerud 35 yard field goal (20- 0) GB Harlan Huckleby 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) (20- 7) NYG Doug Kotar 1 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) (27- 7) GB John Jefferson 26 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick) (27-14) NYG Earnest Gray 2 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)
                     GB              NYG
First Downs:         27              17
Rushes-yards:        49-148          16-41
Yards/rush:          3.0             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-23-231-1     20-32-230-2
Sacked-yards:        2-16            1-9
Net pass yards:      215             221
Net yards/pass:      8.6             6.7
Total net yards:     363             262
Total plays:         74 (66% run)    49 (32% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     12-90           9-70

Attendance: 73,684

Passing:
GB: Lynn Dickey, 17 of 22 for 208 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Gerry Ellis, 1 of 1 for 23 yards NYG: Phil Simms, 20 of 32 for 230 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
GB: Harlan Huckleby, 30 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Gerry Ellis, 18 for 56 yards; Eric Torkelson, 1 for 4 yards NYG: Doug Kotar, 9 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Leon Perry, 3 for 7 yards; Leon Bright, 2 for 2 yards; Phil Simms, 2 for 1 yard
Receiving:
GB: Paul Coffman, 6 for 92 yards and 1 TD; James Lofton, 5 for 75 yards; Gerry Ellis, 3 for 16 yards; John Jefferson, 2 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Harlan Huckleby, 2 for 17 yards NYG: Mike Friede, 5 for 73 yards; Johnny Perkins, 4 for 69 yards; Doug Kotar, 4 for 10 yards; Leon Bright, 3 for 32 yards; Earnest Gray, 2 for 27 yards and 1 TD; John Mistler, 1 for 14 yards; Gary Shirk, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Mark Lee, 1 for 11 yards; John Jefferson, 1 for 3 yards NYG: Leon Bright, 3 for 43 yards; Alvin Garrett, 1 for 13 yards; Joe McLaughlin, 1 for 5 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Mark Lee, 3 for 8 yards NYG: Leon Bright, 1 for 14 yards; Alvin Garrett, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Mark Lee, 1 for 13 yards; Mike Douglass, 1 for 6 yards NYG: Beasley Reece, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
GB: Ray Stachowicz, 2 for 101 yards NYG: Dave Jennings, 4 for 171 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Jan Stenerud, 2/2


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE129.0  (13)247.2  (5)376.2  (8)10
DEFENSE108.8  (6)138.8  (2)247.5  (1)13
OFFENSE126.5  (15)133.0  (27)259.5  (27)9
DEFENSE120.2  (12)199.0  (13)319.2  (11)9

Line: Raiders by 4

Team1234F
Denver Broncos (4-1-0)0710017
Oakland Raiders (2-3-0)00000

( 7- 0) DEN Dave Preston 4 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick) (10- 0) DEN Fred Steinfort 31 yard field goal (17- 0) DEN Rick Parros 20 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
                     DEN             OAK
First Downs:         17              12
Rushes-yards:        45-162          21-78
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-141-0     14-28-123-2
Sacked-yards:        7-51            3-33
Net pass yards:      90              90
Net yards/pass:      3.8             2.9
Total net yards:     252             168
Total plays:         69 (65% run)    52 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          3.7             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             7-4
Turnovers:           0               6
Penalties-yards:     5-55            4-30

Attendance: 51,035

Passing:
DEN: Craig Morton, 9 of 16 for 117 yards; Steve DeBerg, 1 of 1 for 24 yards OAK: Jim Plunkett, 13 of 20 for 115 yards (1 int); Marc Wilson, 1 of 8 for 8 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
DEN: Dave Preston, 21 for 70 yards and 1 TD; Rick Parros, 18 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Tony Reed, 5 for 17 yards; Larry Canada, 1 for 2 yards OAK: Kenny King, 15 for 53 yards; Derrick Jensen, 4 for 12 yards; Jim Plunkett, 2 for 13 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Riley Odoms, 3 for 33 yards; Tony Reed, 2 for 23 yards; Rick Parros, 1 for 24 yards; Haven Moses, 1 for 19 yards; Dave Preston, 1 for 17 yards; Ron Egloff, 1 for 14 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 11 yards OAK: Kenny King, 6 for 34 yards; Derrick Jensen, 3 for 41 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 3 for 19 yards; Morris Bradshaw, 1 for 15 yards; Cliff Branch, 1 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Chester Willis, 4 for 81 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Wade Manning, 4 for 29 yards OAK: Ira Matthews, 6 for 20 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Bob Swenson, 1 for 3 yards; Bill Thompson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 9 for 316 yards OAK: Ray Guy, 6 for 278 yards
Field Goals:
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 1/1 OAK: Chris Bahr, 0/1


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE83.8  (27)242.8  (7)326.5  (16)9
DEFENSE166.0  (26)194.0  (10)360.0  (20)11
OFFENSE114.5  (21)297.8  (1)412.2  (2)10
DEFENSE120.5  (13)300.2  (28)420.8  (27)15

Line: Chargers by 9

Team1234F
Seattle Seahawks (1-4-0)070310
San Diego Chargers (4-1-0)0107724

( 7- 0) SEA Steve Largent 34 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) ( 7- 3) SD Rolf Benirschke 47 yard field goal ( 7-10) SD Kellen Winslow 9 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) ( 7-17) SD Charlie Joiner 12 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) (10-17) SEA Efren Herrera 20 yard field goal (10-24) SD Charlie Joiner 11 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
                     SEA             SD
First Downs:         15              25
Rushes-yards:        23-92           28-99
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-34-229-1     30-41-302-0
Sacked-yards:        3-29            4-30
Net pass yards:      200             272
Net yards/pass:      5.4             6.0
Total net yards:     292             371
Total plays:         60 (38% run)    73 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             6-2
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     9-69            10-80

Attendance: 51,463

Passing:
SEA: Jim Zorn, 16 of 34 for 229 yards and 1 TD (1 int) SD: Dan Fouts, 30 of 41 for 302 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
SEA: David Hughes, 8 for 26 yards; Jim Zorn, 6 for 29 yards; Jim Jodat, 3 for 17 yards; Eric Lane, 3 for 9 yards; Sherman Smith, 2 for 7 yards; Dan Doornink, 1 for 4 yards SD: John Cappelletti, 14 for 85 yards; Clarence Williams, 12 for 6 yards; Wes Chandler, 1 for 5 yards; Hank Bauer, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
SEA: Steve Largent, 5 for 118 yards and 1 TD; Eric Lane, 4 for 45 yards; John Sawyer, 2 for 27 yards; David Hughes, 2 for 5 yards; Mark McGrath, 1 for 16 yards; Sam McCullum, 1 for 13 yards; Dan Doornink, 1 for 5 yards SD: Clarence Williams, 10 for 89 yards; Kellen Winslow, 7 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Wes Chandler, 5 for 37 yards; Charlie Joiner, 3 for 34 yards and 2 TDs; John Cappelletti, 2 for 28 yards; Eric Sievers, 2 for 20 yards; Dwight Scales, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
SEA: Will Lewis, 3 for 54 yards; Pete Cronan, 1 for 21 yards; Gregg Johnson, 1 for 14 yards SD: Wes Chandler, 2 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
SEA: Will Lewis, 4 for 6 yards SD: Wes Chandler, 3 for 30 yards
Interceptions:
SD: Pete Shaw, 1 for 17 yards
Punting:
SEA: Jeff West, 6 for 268 yards SD: George Roberts, 5 for 207 yards
Field Goals:
SEA: Efren Herrera, 1/2 SD: Rolf Benirschke, 1/1


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE187.0  (2)190.2  (17)377.2  (7)4
DEFENSE94.8  (3)256.2  (25)351.0  (16)18
OFFENSE121.5  (17)172.8  (20)294.2  (23)6
DEFENSE158.0  (25)223.2  (21)381.2  (24)8

Line: Cowboys by 5½

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (4-1-0)737017
St. Louis Cardinals (2-3-0)1007320

( 0- 7) STL Wayne Morris 9 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) ( 7- 7) DAL Tony Dorsett 7 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) ( 7-10) STL Neil O'Donoghue 19 yard field goal (10-10) DAL Rafael Septien 26 yard field goal (10-17) STL Roy Green 30 yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (17-17) DAL Tony Dorsett 11 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) (17-20) STL Neil O'Donoghue 37 yard field goal
                     DAL             STL
First Downs:         17              18
Rushes-yards:        33-140          29-115
Yards/rush:          4.2             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-182-1     16-29-199-1
Sacked-yards:        3-16            3-15
Net pass yards:      166             184
Net yards/pass:      5.4             5.8
Total net yards:     306             299
Total plays:         64 (51% run)    61 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     5-45            5-41

Attendance: 49,477

Passing:
DAL: Danny White, 15 of 28 for 182 yards and 1 TD (1 int) STL: Jim Hart, 16 of 29 for 199 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 21 for 99 yards and 1 TD; Ron Springs, 10 for 39 yards; Danny White, 2 for 2 yards STL: Ottis Anderson, 20 for 72 yards; Wayne Morris, 5 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Stump Mitchell, 3 for 11 yards; Dave Stief, 1 for 8 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 5 for 101 yards; Tony Dorsett, 4 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Tony Hill, 2 for 21 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 25 yards; James Jones, 1 for 16 yards; Ron Springs, 1 for 6 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 0 yards STL: Roy Green, 5 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Pat Tilley, 5 for 73 yards; Mel Gray, 3 for 16 yards; Willard Harrell, 2 for 1 yard; Doug Marsh, 1 for 20 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: James Jones, 4 for 70 yards STL: Stump Mitchell, 3 for 73 yards; Jeff Griffin, 1 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: James Jones, 2 for 9 yards STL: Stump Mitchell, 2 for 10 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Michael Downs, 1 for 23 yards STL: Jeff Griffin, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 7 for 264 yards STL: Carl Birdsong, 6 for 271 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 1/1 STL: Neil O'Donoghue, 2/2


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE164.5  (3)171.5  (22)336.0  (14)9
DEFENSE89.5  (2)210.8  (18)300.2  (5)10
OFFENSE107.8  (24)214.2  (12)322.0  (18)4
DEFENSE138.5  (20)161.8  (4)300.2  (5)7

Line: Buccaneers by 1

Team1234F
Detroit Lions (2-3-0)1000010
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2-0)01401428

( 3- 0) DET Eddie Murray 50 yard field goal (10- 0) DET Freddie Scott 5 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Eddie Murray kick) (10- 7) TB Kevin House 17 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) (10-14) TB Kevin House 13 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) (10-21) TB James Wilder 37 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) (10-28) TB Jim Obradovich 6 yard pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick)
                     DET             TB
First Downs:         18              14
Rushes-yards:        35-93           25-49
Yards/rush:          2.7             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-40-255-4     13-29-168-1
Sacked-yards:        2-16            1-6
Net pass yards:      239             162
Net yards/pass:      5.7             5.4
Total net yards:     332             211
Total plays:         77 (45% run)    55 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          4.3             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             0-0
Turnovers:           6               1
Penalties-yards:     5-50            5-44

Attendance: 71,733

Passing:
DET: Jeff Komlo, 14 of 25 for 153 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Eric Hipple, 4 of 15 for 102 yards (2 int) TB: Doug Williams, 13 of 29 for 168 yards and 4 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
DET: Billy Sims, 24 for 75 yards; Dexter Bussey, 6 for 15 yards; Eric Hipple, 2 for 4 yards; Jeff Komlo, 2 for -1 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for 0 yards TB: Jerry Eckwood, 16 for 21 yards; James Wilder, 5 for 17 yards; James Owens, 2 for 18 yards; Doug Williams, 1 for 2 yards; Larry Swider, 1 for -9 yards
Receiving:
DET: Freddie Scott, 5 for 97 yards and 1 TD; David Hill, 3 for 46 yards; Horace King, 3 for 7 yards; Billy Sims, 2 for 11 yards; Dexter Bussey, 2 for 1 yard; Mark Nichols, 1 for 59 yards; Leonard Thompson, 1 for 19 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 15 yards TB: James Wilder, 4 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Kevin House, 3 for 40 yards and 2 TDs; Theo Bell, 3 for 34 yards; Jerry Eckwood, 2 for 23 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD
Kick returns:
DET: Robbie Martin, 2 for 39 yards; James Harrell, 1 for 0 yards TB: James Owens, 3 for 55 yards
Punt returns:
DET: Robbie Martin, 5 for 45 yards TB: Theo Bell, 3 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
DET: Garry Cobb, 1 for 0 yards TB: Cecil Johnson, 2 for 36 yards; Cedric Brown, 2 for 34 yards
Punting:
DET: Tom Skladany, 4 for 146 yards TB: Larry Swider, 8 for 368 yards
Field Goals:
DET: Eddie Murray, 1/2


Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE126.2  (16)226.0  (11)352.2  (11)10
DEFENSE144.0  (21)208.5  (17)352.5  (17)9
OFFENSE87.8  (26)295.0  (2)382.8  (3)15
DEFENSE113.5  (8)146.2  (3)259.8  (3)4

Line: Redskins by 2

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (3-2-0)14106030
Washington Redskins (0-5-0)0301417

( 7- 0) SF Ricky Patton 16 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) (14- 0) SF Dwight Hicks 80 yard fumble return (Matt Bahr kick) (17- 0) SF Matt Bahr 43 yard field goal (17- 3) WAS Mark Moseley 34 yard field goal (24- 3) SF Johnny Davis 1 yard rush (Matt Bahr kick) (30- 3) SF Dwight Hicks 32 yard interception return (kick failed) (30-10) WAS Mike Nelms 58 yard punt return (Mark Moseley kick) (30-17) WAS Joe Washington 5 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)
                     SF              WAS
First Downs:         16              19
Rushes-yards:        35-128          23-83
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-193-1     22-46-241-4
Sacked-yards:        2-25            2-20
Net pass yards:      168             221
Net yards/pass:      5.6             4.6
Total net yards:     296             304
Total plays:         65 (53% run)    71 (32% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-2
Turnovers:           2               6
Penalties-yards:     3-27            7-50

Attendance: 51,843

Passing:
SF: Joe Montana, 15 of 28 for 193 yards (1 int) WAS: Joe Theismann, 10 of 24 for 123 yards (2 int); Tom Flick, 12 of 22 for 118 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
SF: Johnny Davis, 13 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Ricky Patton, 9 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Earl Cooper, 6 for 21 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 12 yards; Amos Lawrence, 2 for 14 yards; Walt Easley, 2 for 1 yard WAS: John Riggins, 13 for 47 yards; Joe Washington, 7 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 5 yards; Joe Theismann, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
SF: Lenvil Elliott, 6 for 69 yards; Freddie Solomon, 5 for 77 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 24 yards; Dwight Clark, 1 for 21 yards; Earl Cooper, 1 for 2 yards WAS: Joe Washington, 8 for 49 yards; Art Monk, 4 for 42 yards; Terry Metcalf, 3 for 44 yards; Ricky Thompson, 2 for 42 yards; Rick Walker, 2 for 29 yards; Don Warren, 1 for 12 yards; Greg McCrary, 1 for 12 yards; Clarence Harmon, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Amos Lawrence, 2 for 41 yards WAS: Mike Nelms, 4 for 123 yards; Otis Wonsley, 1 for 20 yards; Virgil Seay, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Freddie Solomon, 2 for 9 yards WAS: Mike Nelms, 2 for 59 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Dwight Hicks, 2 for 104 yards and 1 TD; Milt McColl, 1 for 22 yards; Ronnie Lott, 1 for 0 yards WAS: Mike Nelms, 1 for 3 yards
Punting:
SF: Jim Miller, 5 for 200 yards WAS: Mike Connell, 5 for 202 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Matt Bahr, 1/2 WAS: Mark Moseley, 1/1


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